TITO SANTANA HEADLINING CHARITY THIS SUNDAY
By
Mike Johnson on 11/2/2011 11:41 AM
WWE Hall of Fame Pro-Wrestling Superstar to Help Raise Money and Awareness for Children with Incurable Brain Condition this Sunday, November 6:
Tito Santana Champions New Cause for Pediatric Hydrocephalus in Edison, NJ
(Woodbridge, NJ) – Former Pro-Wrestling Superstar and WWE Hall of Fame inductee Tito Santana, will be the featured guest celebrity at the Sunday, November 6th Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation’s annual Spaghetti Dinner in Edison, New Jersey at the Edison Elks Lodge #2487 located at 375 Old Post Road from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.
The event is hosted by the Westdyke Family, in honor of their 5-year-old son Jeffrey, who suffers from this incurable brain condition. Hydrocephalus affects 1 in every 500 newborns and if left untreated would be fatal.
Admission to the event is $12.00 in advance, ($13.00 at the door), for adults, $6.00, ($7.00 at the door), for children 5 – 12 years old, and free to children 4 & under. Admission includes all-you-can eat spaghetti, meatballs, salads, beverages and all autographs and pictures with Tito Santana are FREE. The
event will also include live entertainment, face painting, basket raffles and silent auctions.
All donations are tax-deductible and all proceeds will go to the PHF, Inc., a registered non-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable all-volunteer organization. For more information, visit http://www.HydrocephalusKids.org.
The PHF, Inc. was founded in 2009 by Michael & Kim Illions along with 3 other New Jersey families who have a child with Hydrocephalus. The Illions’ son Cole, is 6 years old and has had 13 brain surgeries to date to treat Hydrocephalus.
Michael Illions’ connection to Pro-Wrestling goes back to the 1990’s when he was the in-ring Commissioner for the NWA-NJ organization as A.J. Sparxx. Illions also owned or co-owned New Jack City Wrestling, American Wrestling Council and the Independent Wrestling Federation, which included the IWF Wrestling School in New Jersey with Kevin Knight. The IWF Wrestling School has trained the WWE’s Darren Young and TNA’s Robbie E.
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About PHF
The Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization, educates the community by raising the level of awareness about hydrocephalus and provides support to families, friends, and children affected by this incurable life-threatening brain condition.
The PHF also raises money for and works with the medical community in searching for a cure and additional treatment options for those with hydrocephalus. Additionally, the PHF advocates on behalf of the members of the hydrocephalus community and works with policy makers at the state and federal levels to raise awareness and push for more research and support in the fight against hydrocephalus. All donations are tax-deductible.
In 2010, the PHF gave out over $41,000 in donations and grants to hospitals and medical facilities for research projects relating to hydrocephalus. For more information, visit
www.hydrocephaluskids.org.
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